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Gravel Chub

KANSAS: SINC

FEDERAL: N/A

Scientific Name: Erimystax x-punctatus

CATEGORY: SINC

SPECIES CLASS: Fishes

Date Listed:
SINC 1987

Recovery Plan:
No

from ESS drive

SPECIES DESCRIPTION

The Gravel Chub resides in deep riffles over gravel bottoms in the Neosho and Spring Rivers. Their food source is unknown. They spawn in April at water temperatures around 60 degrees Fahrenheit, generally at a depth of 2-3 feet. Spawning sites are on gravel bars in swift current.